vMA 5.0 - PCNS auto startup?
Hello guys,We have a ESXi 5.0 host with a vMA 5.0 VM running.We have successfully installed PCNS 3.0 on the VM. We can access the PCNS management page just fine. If we restart the vMA, the web page is...
View ArticlecreateTime not returning?
I am trying to return createTime (the time a snapshot was taken) for each virtual machine. I've tried traversing the tree just like every other metric, but it won't return it. Currently, I have this...
View ArticleShutdown script not working
Hi, I am using an Eaton UPS, and have written a script to shut down all my VM's in case of power loss. When I run the script manually while sshed into the vMA 5 machine it works like a charm, the...
View ArticleUpgrade Path from VMA 5.0.2 to VMA 5.1.0
I've recently upgraded our ESXi hosts and vCenter to 5.1 -- I see that VMA 5.1.0 is available as a separate appliance deployment (.ovf), but I'd prefer to just upgrade our 5.0.2 installation to 5.1.......
View ArticlevMA 5.1 WebUI not working
Hi, I can't access to WebUI of vMA. The reason is vami-lighttpd is not listening to the ipv4 address: netstat -tulpen | grep 5480tcp 0 0 :::5480 :::*...
View ArticlevMA 5.1 with AD
Hello vMA specialistsToday I installed vMA 5.1. What i did:- vMA joined in AD- vCenter Server added as target with Authpolicy adauth- added an ESX 4.1 and two ESXi 5.0 hosts to vMA. All ESX...
View ArticlevMA Update Best Practice
Hi everyone,I apologise if this is a basic question but I had trouble finding any relevant documentation. Simply, what is the best practice for keeping vMA (v5.0+) up-to-date? I'm currently running a...
View Articlevifptarget command not found
I just downloaded and setup the vMA vapp this week and while trying to get things setup I have added server using the vifp addserver command. I can list the 6 hosts that I have setup but I cannot use...
View ArticlevMA 5.1 AD authentication/target issues
Hello, I'm attempting to setup my first vMA 5.1 server in our environment. I've successfully (from what I can tell) joined vMA to our AD domain. When I attempt to add our vCenter 5.1 server as a target...
View ArticlevMA Tools, VM hardware, etc....
Not a lot of guidance on the vm config options, but can the tools be upgraded vm hardware upgraded from v7 to vmx-09 without any issue?
View ArticleManage snapshots with vMA
Hi, Is there any way in which I could manage VM snapshots using vMA? I'm using the command "vmware-cmd" but I see no option to LIST the snapshots and revert to a specific one. I can only get the...
View ArticleError contacting apcupsd @ localhost:3551: Connection refused
Good day! Faced with a trouble while trying to setup apcupsd on vMA. Here is config: /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf:UPSCABLE ether UPSTYPE snmp DEVICE 10.99.64.254:apc:public #(this is IP-address of my...
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vicfg-hostops -o info returns vmotion disabled...
always, vma 5.5. And vMotion works vi-admin@vma:~[esxi1]> vicfg-hostops -o info Host Name : esxi1Manufacturer : VMware, Inc.Model : VMware Virtual...
View ArticleDo I have to use vMA 5.5 for ESXi 5.5?
Hi, We have Powerchute agents in vMAs running vMA 5.0 If we upgrade the ESXi to 5.5. does it follow that we must use vMA 5.5? Or will an older vMA still work with a newer ESXi? Thanks,
View ArticleError running vsphere healthcheck.pl script on vsphere vma
When I run the vmwarevspherehealthcheck.pl I get Soap FaultFault String: A general system error occurred:Fault Detail: Systemerrorfaultvi Running vcenter 5.5 and 5.5.0.1 vma
View ArticleHow to get any VM's hostname using Remote CLI [ESX Server] ?
Hi, I am trying to automate some testing where in i need to depoly some packages on the VM's on the ESX server. I need the hostname information for the same. i know that we can get the Vm location...
View ArticleESXi and VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)
We are a care home company looking to virtualise our environment using ESXi 4.1. I need to connect the ESXi running on a DELL poweredge R610 to a UPS. I have downloaded the new VMware vSphere...
View ArticlevMA 5.0 Logging?
Hi, I have setup an esxi 5.0 environment and deployed the linux vcentre appliance as well as the new vma 5.0 appliance. Aside from some password/timezone glitches etc everything seems to be fine....
View ArticlevMA 5.1.0.0 does not retain name/domain upon reboot
I'm trying to the latest vMA (5.1.0.0 Build 782391) build and cannot figure out why it will not retain it's hostname. I follow the 'Deploy vMA' steps completely and verify the name is updated, but when...
View Articleshell script for VMA commands
Does anyone know how to write a shell script for the following VMA commands? Thankssudo vifp addserver ESX.domain.comvifptarget -s ESX.domain.comvicfg-vswitch -B both vswitch0
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